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Geological formation in Central Europe From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Leitha Limestone is a geologic formation in Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. It preserves fossils dated to the Middle to Late Miocene period.
| Leitha Limestone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Mid-Late Miocene (Badenian) ~ | |
 Old quarry in Fertőrákos | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Baden Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Country | Austria Czech Republic Hungary Poland |
The type locality is the Leitha Mountains in Austria. The limestone from here was used extensively for buildings and utilised by the sculptors in Vienna, Bratislava, Sopron and other cities.
Various fossils have been found in the formation:[1]
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